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GENIUS Act: July 18 decides which stablecoins survive

Original sourcebovinebearAdditional: AsiaTokenFund

Summary

The GENIUS Act grants stablecoins legal status, but compliance costs (reserves, audits, AML) crush small issuers; by the July 18 rulemaking deadline, regulatory details will determine which stablecoins are competitive.

Key points

  • Master the key timeline and compliance thresholds of U.S. stablecoin regulation to gauge market structure evolution.
  • Compliance costs will eliminate most small stablecoins; only large issuers can afford them, making market concentration trend clear.
  • For investors: stablecoin choices decrease, need to assess issuer compliance strength; for developers: compliance requirements increase technical integration difficulty.
  • Similar to the New York Department of Financial Services tightening BUSD issuance in 2023, but the GENIUS Act is a comprehensive federal-level regulation.

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